Saturday, February 4, 2012

Art Dump N Stuff

Hey everyone,

figured I should do an update since Whitney has been doing most of the leg work on here lately. It's been busy recently so got a few things to mention. I am now contracting in Kirkland for Microsoft making Halo 4! Its a really fun project and I am learning a ton from all the really experiences effects artists there. The only thing that's a  bit rough is the 3+ hours I have to spend commuting back and forth each day. Soon we will hopefully be living in our new home and we will get to spend much more time together during the week. Progress on the house is coming along really well. Still have a lot of paper work to get through but there are worse things in the world.

on the topic of the new house, Whitney is being super awesome and agreed to kinda let me convert the guest room closet into a work space. eventually we will probably be taking down most of the shelving and I'll probably be installing so lights and quark board to hang artwork on. this will also give us a little more room for the guest bed and allow us to hide it all pretty easy with a separator or something. I'll make sure to put up some pictures of the modifications :).

New Gadget!
So on the topic of home improvement me and whit where discussing how to get internet down to our tv if we have our cable box upstairs next to my computer. Of coarse my first inclination is to drill holes in everything and string a wire through it because wireless just doesn't really cut it when your playing a competitive video game. whit is very against the idea of stringing a wire through the house because its un safe and its ugly which I  challenged at first but as usuall Whit has some very valid points. However a few days later I came upon this little "Magic Box".
Link to the Article
basically what it does is it runs your internet through your houses electrical network providing you with a wired connection wherever you have one of these bad boys plugged in. It's not as fast as a normal wired connection but it is faster and more reliable than a wireless network. It runs for about 80$ and is a great compromise for the both of us and will still allow us to watch HD content on Netflix through my Xbox down in the living room.

Apart from house stuff I have just been working and and dreaming up more personal projects. Of those I have been paying the most attention to Improving my painting skills, writing and drawing for a story I've been working on for the past 4 years, and also doing concept art for a cell phone game I am just in the starting phases of with one of my grooms man Josh May. Here are some pictures





this one was particularly fun because I was designing a military uniform and figuring out new and interesting ways of showing rank and personal achievements and what not.

these are the first round of concepts for the cell phone game we call Infinite Corridor. Just some quick characters and a whole mess of objects that we are going to decorate the levels with.

Cant wait to move! Be praying for us that this whole process goes smoothly.

Mr. Hart

Friday, February 3, 2012

Goodwill Outlet

Have you ever been to Goodwill Outlet? I LOVE this place! It's in the SODO area of Seattle and to be clear, it's not your normal neighborhood Goodwill Shop. It's this insane way of purchasing used clothes/shoes/bags/household items/furniture/etc. for unbelievable prices. It's a huge warehouse filled with bins that you basically have to dig through. Sometimes you hit the jackpot, and other times you walk away with little to nothing. For me, it's a treasure hunt :)

The Pro's:

  • You pay by the pound. Yeah, that's right I said it. By the POUND! Crazy? Heck yes!
  • If you are willing to spend time, you can find great brands and items. I got brands like GAP, J Crew, Banana Republic, American Eagle, etc., all for about .70 cents a piece. I even came across a few 7 for All Mankind jeans but they were too big.


The Con's:
  • It's a bit dingy/dusty on the inside, so if you have allergies they might act up after a bit.
  • Very eccentric (or strange) shoppers
  • You have to be patient

Warnings:

  • If you are a germaphobe - stear clear, this place is not for you. I repeat, this place is not for you!
  • If hate sorting through racks of clothes at Ross, you most likely won't like digging for clothes in large unorganized bins either. 
  • Obviously, there are no dressing rooms so you just have to guess how it will fit.
  • It's a feeding frenzy when the new bins roll in. 

Tips:

  • Go on a full stomach. Nothing is worse then having to cut your thrifting day short because of an unsatisfied tummy.
  • You're hands get pretty dusty and dirty throughout the journey, so consider wearing gloves. 
  • If you have allergies, consider wearing a mouth/nose mask.
  • The large white canvas rolling bins are customers carts, so don't go sifting through them or you might have an unpleasant conversation with a fellow shopper.

Basically, if you aren't afraid to get your hands a little dirty, maybe sneeze a bit from the dust, and not be in the nicest area of Seattle, then I would recommend checking it out :)

Here are some of the "treasures" that I found this week all for a whopping $7.53 ;)


Small basket or bin to put magazines in



Beautiful red colored serving dish. I was thinking I could use it to display candles or something as well.





 Okay, so maybe this is a sign that I spend a little too much time on Pinterest.com, but I am in love with wreaths right now. Not just for the Holiday season, but for all year round!



 I found this little guy, but I'm not exactly sure what it is. All I knew was that I liked it. You can't tell from the picture but twinkles as it catches the light. I thought it would be a fun Christmas decoration, or even look neat on a book shelf. Kevin had the idea of cutting the wires in the bottom and having it be a tree topper. Smart man ;)

I also found a cozy sweatshirt and fun shirt dress. No pics of that though.


If anyone wants to check this place out, I would be happy to accompany them :)

Love,
Mrs. Hart

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Hart's are buying their first home!

Exciting news...the Hart's are buying a townhouse! We are so excited to not have to rent anymore and make a small investment. It is so adorable and we cannot wait to move in :)

Here's a couple pictures...






I don't have good pictures of the upstairs. After we are all settled, we will take some photographs and post them on here. 

- The Hart's